Most detoxification diets emphasize raw fruits or vegetables, juices, or water to cleanse the body of toxins. Choosing a raw food detox diet allows a wide variety of menu options during the detox period and can also spur rapid and healthful weight loss. Follow the steps below to learn how to lose weight on a raw food detox diet.

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Method 1 of 3: Calculate Your Dietary Needs

Every individual has unique health indicators and dietary needs. Before you begin your raw food detox diet, make sure the diet is appropriate for your health and weight loss needs. It is essential to select a diet that is safe for a 7 to 10 day detoxification plan and that will adequately meet your minimum calorie needs for your height, gender, and activity level.

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Visit a health professional. Raw food detox diets are strictly limited to uncooked, plant-based foods. Because they do not contain animal products or cooked grains, unprepared dieters may find the diet too restrictive for their preferences or calorie needs.

Detox diets are generally not safe for individuals with certain health conditions. No one should begin a restrictive detox diet – raw food or otherwise – without the guidance of a health professional.

A visit with a dietitian or raw food expert can help you adequately address your nutritional needs while ensuring weight loss on the raw food detox diet.

Losing weight with a detox diet requires that you consume fewer calories than you expend each day; plan a raw food detox diet menu that provides up to 500 fewer calories per day than you would typically eat for weight maintenance.

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Method 2 of 3: Plan Your Raw Food Detox Menu

Raw food detox diets are appealing options for detox diets because of their reliance on healthful foods. They also allow considerable volume in the amount of food eaten during the detox period and boast a selection of eligible foods that are delicious and nutrient-dense while remaining low in calories.

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Plan to eat regularly. Just because detox diets are known for being restrictive does not mean you should skip meals or starve yourself.

It is essential to eat at intervals of 2 to 4 hours to keep blood sugar stable and prevent your metabolism from slowing down to preserve energy.

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Build a daily meal plan. Plan for a raw food breakfast, lunch, dinner, and at least 2 snacks per day for 7 to 10 days.

Aim for 3 meals of at least 300 calories each, with at least 2 snacks of 100 calories each or more per day.

Extensive online databases exist with recipes for raw food dishes that can help you choose a dish for every meal and snack of your detox diet.

Avoid recipes with added fats and oils, but be sure to include raw protein sources - such as nuts and beans - in your daily diet.

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Grocery shop for raw foods only. After creating a list of the foods you will need for your raw food detox diet, make a trip to the store to purchase the necessary items.

Unless you are also shopping for other family members, strictly avoid purchasing any non-raw food items, snacks, and drinks during your trip. Following the raw food diet closely is important to achieving weight loss results during the detox period.

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Method 3 of 3: Aim for a High-Protein and Low-Fat Raw Food Diet

Research shows that energy-restricted diet plans high in protein and low in fat are more helpful at triggering swift weight loss than low-fat diets that also significantly restrict carbohydrates. By filling your raw food diet with food selections that are high in protein and low in fat, you can give yourself the best chance at achieving weight loss with your raw food detox diet.

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Include nuts, seeds, and legumes. These are the most valuable protein sources in the raw food diet unless you choose to include raw fish in a sushi dish.

Fish is the best protein source available to raw food dieters, but plant products can replace it if necessary.

Quinoa, buckwheat, and wild rice are protein-filled grain options that fit in the raw food diet.

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Do not add fat to raw food meals on a detox diet. Do not use olive oil, vegetable oil, or flaxseed oil to moisten, flavor, or prepare raw food meals during a detox diet unless explicitly called for (in small quantities) in the recipe’s essential ingredients.

Get all of your fat from foods that naturally contain it (such as nuts).

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